#9f5e56

Color #9f5e56

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 20.28 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f5e56

RGB

rgb(159, 94, 86)

HSL

hsl(6.6, 29.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.6, 45.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 45.9%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(47.04, 25.58, 15.97)

LCH

lch(47.04, 30.16, 31.98)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0866, 27.72)

HWB

hwb(6.6, 33.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56979f

Analogous

#9f5672

#9f5e56

#9f8256

Triadic

#9f5e56

#569f5e

#5e569f

Split-complementary

#9f5e56

#569f82

#56729f

Tetradic

#9f5e56

#979f56

#56979f

#5e569f

Square

#9f5e56

#729f56

#56979f

#82569f

Shades

Color #9f5e56 mixed toward black.

#844e48

#6a3f39

#4f2f2b

#351f1d

#1a100e

Tints

Color #9f5e56 mixed toward white.

#b17770

#c1928c

#d0ada9

#e0c9c6

#efe4e2

Tones

Color #9f5e56 mixed toward gray.

#99635c

#936762

#8d6c68

#87716e

#807674

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888758 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8f58 · ΔE 33.2

Tritanopia

#9d5a5a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f5e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f5e56]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9f5e56 (#9f5e56) is rgb(159, 94, 86) in RGB.

No, #9f5e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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